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Wheelhouse   Listen
noun
Wheelhouse  n.  (Naut.)
(a)
A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel.
(b)
A paddle box. See under Paddle.






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"Wheelhouse" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Grigsby" ranged up alongside, an officer stepped out from the stranger's wheelhouse and came to ...
— Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers • H. Irving Hancock

... left the bridge. The captain entered the wheelhouse and the man relinquished the spokes and stood silently to one side. The captain swung the wheel over quickly, with a sure, firm hand, and the bow of the Mariella came around until she was headed directly for ...
— A Voyage with Captain Dynamite • Charles Edward Rich

... food for thought. But, then, the man was exceeding drunk. And his companion, who probably knew him well, paid no attention to his words. However, Pats took a look about the boat when he got on deck. The pilot and second officer were in the wheelhouse, both silent, serious, and attending to their duty. The watches were all at their posts and the Maid of the North was ploughing bravely through the night as if she, at least, had no misgivings. By the time Pats went to bed, an hour later, the drunken ...
— The Pines of Lory • John Ames Mitchell



Words linked to "Wheelhouse" :   bridge, pilothouse, conning tower



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